Essential items every artist should have: (Part 2 of 5) Where is your business card?

Traditionally in business when two people meet for the first time they exchange business cards. Although this is changing, it is still professional to engage in this practice. This is important to note because not everyone has their demo (music business card) on them at all times. It is bulky and hard to carry around, but business cards are easier. You can keep them in your wallet and by having a business card ready shows that you are not just an artist but that you are responsible and professional. So what is in a business card?

1) Your card must look professional. Make sure that all the information is on the card free of mistakes and easily readable.

2) All relevant contact information should be clearly marked. (Full Name, phone number, email address, website address) Also, you might consider adding other sites where you or your music can be found. Twitter, Facebook, Myspace and Linkedin are a few good choices.

3) Always ask for the other person’s card or information. You do this so that you can follow up with a quick email note a few days later. This will remind them of who you are, where you met, and

By investing a little money, as little as $20 can get you a professional looking business card which might just cause a few doors to crack open just enough for you to bust them down later. Here is a link to purchase business cards for very cheap.

Vista Print

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Go to School?

If you’re like me then you’ve probably heard that you should go to college and get a degree. It is a fact that on average university graduates earn about $20,000 dollars more per year than high school graduates.(1)


It’s easy to see how school helps if you want to be a doctor or a lawyer but what if you want to break into the music business, should you go to school? Like any other professional, school definitely opens doors but if you don’t have the drive to go through those doors you will never make it.


The entertainment industry is a very exciting industry to get into, that being said it is very competitive. Having a degree in music business helps, but not as much as making connections and using those connections to get ahead in your career. Almost every program you will take will force you to do an internship afterward to gain experience. This is the most important aspect to the program, choose your company wisely and work hard to get ahead!

Having received a Bachelor’s in History, an Audio Engineering Degree, and a Masters in Business has allowed to me to grow as a person, but education alone will not get you anywhere.

Here you will find a link to a list of schools that teach music business and audio engineering courses in USA. If you have gone to any of these schools make a comment and tell people what you think.

Here is a list of some Canadian Schools:

Name	City	Website
Megadance Music Group	Calgary	www.megadance.ca
The Academy of Production & Recording	Calgary	www.apra.ca
Canadian University College	Lacombe	www.cauc.ca
Pacific Audio Visual Institute	Vancouver	www.pacificav.com
Harbourside Institute Of Technology	Vancouver	www.harboursideit.com
Mid-Ocean School of Media Arts	Winnipeg	www.midoceanschool.ca
Centre for Arts and Technology	Halifax	www.digitalartschool.com
Trebas Institute	Toronto	www.trebasinstitute.com
Recording Arts	Toronto	www.recordingarts.com
OIART	London	www.oiart.org
TARA	Toronto	www.taratoronto.com
Trebas Institute	Montreal	www.trebasinstitute.com
Recording Arts	Montreal	www.recordingarts.com

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Do you have music? Can you get on the internet? You can be a star.

Who says you can't make it in the music industry. All you need is a unique sound and internet marketing.

Create your music and then make a plan on how to market it.

I came across a good article that proves my point. Here are some quotes, read the full article with the link below.

"Anyone can record a CD on a laptop, and if they can figure out a way to market it, they can bypass traditional gatekeepers."

"Social media sites like Facebook and MySpace can play a huge role, too, with word-of-mouth marketing. A new film or recording can get an instant boost on Facebook, just 10 minutes after its release and well ahead of what media critics will say about it, he noted."

Read the full article here:
Tech change is music to his ears